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- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Continent
- North America
- Flag adopted
- 1997
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Guatemala
Colors and meaning
Sky blue #4997D0
The sky above Guatemala, and the Pacific and Caribbean waters on either side of the country
White #FFFFFF
Peace and purity
Symbolism and history
A quetzal bird, Guatemala's national bird and a symbol of liberty since it reportedly cannot survive in captivity, perches above crossed rifles and a scroll reading "Liberty September 15, 1821" at the center of a blue-white-blue tricolor.
Closest-looking flags
El Salvador
Shares the blue-white-blue Central American Federation tricolor with El Salvador's and Nicaragua's flags, distinguished by its quetzal-bird coat of arms.
Nicaragua
Shares the blue-white-blue Central American Federation tricolor with El Salvador's and Nicaragua's flags, distinguished by its quetzal-bird coat of arms.
Further reading: Flag of Guatemala on Wikipedia
